Computer enthusiasts, programmers and hobbyists may be interested to know that the discontinued interpreter for the BASIC programming language, Altair BASIC has been published to GitHub. The ...

Bill Gates celebrated Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary by sharing the source code that created the company’s foundation. The 157-page PDF available to download on Gates’ blog contains the origins of ...

-- This story incorrectly states that Bill Gates and Paul Allen wrote BASIC, an operating system for the Altair 8800 computer. BASIC was originally written by Dartmouth professors John George Kemeny ...

This week, Microsoft is celebrating its 50th anniversary (officially, it'll be on April 4). We've had a lot of fun at Windows Central recapping some of the best and worst moments alongside missed ...

To me, the most critical thing in the hobby market right now is the lack of good software courses, books, and software itself. Without good software and an owner who understands programming, a hobby ...

Ed Roberts, creator of an early precursor to the PC, was cited by Bill Gates and Paul Allen as an inspiration for the founding of Microsoft. Roberts died today, at age 68. The torch-passing symbolism ...